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Show Ilt's UptrVbtersoiv COMMON PEOPLE ARE QUIETLY EXPRESSING THEIR PREFERENCE V- 1 By Asseeisted Press. LINCOLN, Neb.. Not. ft. Interest In today's election In Nebraska centered chiefly In the contests for congress-man, congress-man, governor and I'nited Btste senator. sen-ator. Nebraska soldiers to ting in France have until November I to re- I turn their votea by mall and If any of; the contests are exceptionally close, it may not be until that date before some of the definite results of the election elec-tion are known. - BATTUE FOR CANGRE8SMEN. By Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. . Thief Interest In-terest In the elation today In Indiana centers on the contests In the thirteen congressional districts. Thare la no gubernatorial contest at this election. BITTER FIGHT IN OHIO. By Associated Press. COLl'MHL'H. O., Nov. ft. Ohio electors elec-tors are voting for congressmen, gov errioj. state and county officers today. Former Governor Frank B. Willis, Republican. - la opposing Governor James M. Cox, Democrat. for the gubernatorial election. In eongres- fluenxa epidemic. Display of returns by newspapers tonight was forbidden in some places by health authorities. FIRST VOTE FOR WOMEN. By Associated Press. NEW YORK, Nov. ft New York state's first election day on which women were permitted to rota began with unfavorable weather In many seditions. sedi-tions. Reports from some cities tip-state tip-state Indicated, however, aa In New York City, that the low temperatures and gray skies were not deterring the women from exercising their franchise , in largo numbers. Observers in New York City, taking tak-ing into account the oarly rush for the polls, expressed opinions that few of the eatlmated one million women registered reg-istered would fall to caat ballots. The Republican and Democratic state tickets are headed, respectively, by Charlea H. Whitman, governor, and Alfred Al-fred K. Hmlth, president of the board of aldermen here, and there are forty -three representatives to be elected to congress, with .Socialists having candidates can-didates In twenty-three of thL district dis-trict . today to bring out a large vots In Oregon. Ore-gon. Attention waa centered chiefly on the senatorial contest between I'nited fltates Henator Charles U Mc-Nary. Mc-Nary. Republican, and Former Governor Gover-nor Oswald West, remocrat, and the gubernatorial struggle between Governor Gov-ernor James Wlthycombe, Republican, and Walter M. Pierce, lemocrat. LAST MINUTE ATTACKS. By Associated Press OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 6 Weather cloudy, but early Indications point to a heavy vote being cast here. Many were at the polls before they opened. Kleventh hour campaigning launched liiiUF ail as against, saeaea. alala candidates and Henator N orris was bitterly denounced. VOTE ON SUFFRAGE. By Asseeisted Pease. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Nov. 6 ; With chief interest centering In congressional con-gressional conteota in 'election day In Oklahoma promised fair weather but a light vote. III aUaitlon tu the elentlon of a full state ticket, one United Slates senator and eight congressmen, the extension of franchise to women Is also an issue. The suffrage' amendment, however, haa occasioned but little Interest. In-terest. CERTAINLY THEY DO. By Associated Press. CIIEYENNK, Wyo., Nov. t. Republicans Repub-licans and Lemocrats alike declared themselves confident of victory today In the most spirited election the stale has seen for years. K lectors are voting vot-ing aisu on prohibition. , BOTH WIN THERE, ALSO. Bv Associated Proas. JIM HAM IS CANDIDATE. By Associated Press. CHICAGO. Nov. ft. Reports from j-uricus sectJorn of ihe tateJndlcated that the vote today would bo fairly heavy. The matters of greatest interest inter-est were In the contest between James Hamilton Lewis, Incumbent, and Me-dill Me-dill McCormtck for the I'nUed States senatnrwhlp. sntl In the I CO, QUO, 000 bond Issue for good roads througnout the state. Krom some points there were a few reports that the lack of local con-tests con-tests tended tu liuld bath a full tule, but the pleasant weather offered Inducements In-ducements to travel to the polls that In a measure offset this. " HEAVY VOTE IN KENTUCKY. By Associated Press. LOriHVlLLK, Ky.. Nov. ft Overshadowing Over-shadowing Interest in the rsce between be-tween Governor A. O. Htanley and Ben L. Hruner, hla Republican opponent, for the United mates senate, Indicated that a heavy vote would bo polled In Kentucky Ken-tucky today. Outstanding congressional contests were In the districts where Representatives Representa-tives R. Y. Thomas and Hwagar Hher-ley, Hher-ley, chairman of the house committer commit-ter on appropriations, ma candidates stonal districts candidates or notn par-1 par-1 tiea have waged bitter contests, which fhcreaeed with the publication of the , president's appeal for support. " IWTLtTTirrgRgaT-MgRg. By Asseeisted Press. , CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. I. Although ths rampalgn just closed waa the quietest ever held in this state, a fairly heavy vote Is expected tqday .in the general election In Wast Virginia. Vir-ginia. Major Davis Klklns, Republican.- Is opposing Colonel Clarence W. - n - fhd. United Htatea senate. Little Interest Is being shown In the state ticket. LIGHT VOTE IN MARYLAND. By Assoclsted Press. BALTIMORE-:, Md., Nov. ft Kary reports of the congressional election in Baltimore showed that a right vote was being caat. Weather fair and cool. PENROSE OPTIMISTIC. By Associated Prsaa. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. .--(rurally fuvnrable election weather prevails throughout Pennsylvania. Early voting vot-ing waa light. Henator .Penrose. Republican Re-publican leader, predicted that William C. Hproule.- for governor, will have 200,0410 plurality and that the Republicans Repub-licans will elect thirty-four of the thirty-six congressmen to be chosen. I for reelection. 400,000 VOTES IN IOWA. y Associated PVa. DKS MOINES, la., Nov. &.-Kxcept for a few local showers, fair weather prevailed over Iowa today, and political polit-ical observers predicted 400. 000 votes would be caat In the gubernatorial contest. con-test. CLOSE RACE IN MISSOURI. y Assoclsted Press. HT. LOt'lH. Mo., Nov. ft Mild tempera tem-pera lure In St. Louis and many parts of Missouri Indicated to political leaders lead-ers thst every condition was favorahlo for the polling of nearly a full vote for each party In today a election. The Kolk-Hpericer senatorial race. It was aid by conservatives, would be close, although party leaders are claiming big majorities. NORTH DAKOTA BATTLE. Sy Associated press. KAK(K). N. D., Nov. ft Despite overcast over-cast skies and tha prevalence of the Influensa epidemic In the country districts, dis-tricts, a heavy vote was expected In North Dakota today. Interest centers on constitutional amendments and the tuniesl in the First congressional district. dis-trict. VOTERS WEAR BADGES. By Associated Press. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Nov. ft.-With ideal weather throughout Wisconsin, a i heavy vote was predicted in todsy's election. The early vote in the Milwaukee Mil-waukee districts wss very heavy, the most Interest centering in congressional congress-ional contests. Every voter, on leaving leav-ing his voting booth, was handed a badge reading, "I have voted." The Idea was planned by the county council coun-cil of defense. ,in. tha hope of bring in out a full vote. PROHIBITION IN MINNESOTA, y Associated press. BT. PAUU Nov. ft. Mild weather, good roads, the prohibition Issue and i hot local contests foreran t a fairly heavy election vote throughout Minnesota Minne-sota today. SPLIT IN DELAWARE. y Associated press. WILMINGTON. 11.. Nov. ft -The vote at today'a election in Ielawar la cUee. While indications point to the reelection of Henator Wlllard Haulshury and Congressman Albert K. Polk, Democrats, this la by no means certain The Republlcana will likely elect their state ticket. The governor holds over. FORD CENTER OF INTEREST. DETROIT, Nov. . Predictions that an unusually heavy vote would be cast In Michigan today, seemed to be borne out by the early balloting. Interest In the senatorial battle between be-tween Lieutenant t'omnssnder Truman II. Newberry. Republican, and Henry Ford, Iemocrat, continued at high pltrh. Suffrage leaders were bending i their energies toward bringing nut a maximum vote to support the suffrage amendment. t'omplete congressional and stats tickets also are being voted on. APATHETIC IN SOUTH. By Associated Press. ATLANTA. ia.. Nov. 6 The election elec-tion In the South today promised to be apathetic except In a few congressional congression-al diatricta. Ths sharpest contests have been waged In the Second Tennessee district, dis-trict, the Third, Fifth and Tenth North t'srollna districts and the Seventh and Ninth Georgia districts. Virginia fdr the first time In history will have no contest The atrons Republican dis trlct, the .Ninth, will elect a Republican Repub-lican congressman without opposition. In other diatricta, the Republicans did nut nominate candidates. STORM IN NEVADA. y Associated Press. RENO. Nov. ft. Indications of storm threatened to Interfere with the expected heavy vote In Nevada to- , day. Interest centers In the election I of a I'nited States senator, representatives representa-tives In congress, complete state and county tickets and a bone-dry Initiative Initia-tive act. j Registration was the heaviest ever recorded In tha state, i VOTERS FEAR FLU. By Associated Proas. ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Nov. ft. Deaplte fair weather a light vote was expected In New Mexico on account of the Spanish Influensa epidemic. CALIFORNIA PROSPECTS BRIGHT. By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. ft. Election day in California dawned clear and bright after heavy rains In the north snd showers In the south last night. Final appeals for votes by mail, newspaper news-paper advertising and billboards closed the campaign which haa been without platform apeerho beeanoe of the 4n- SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. ft. Both I e mac rut a snd Republicans claimed today that they would return victorious victo-rious tonight at the pol'a in today's ; election of five Washington congresa-men. congresa-men. Rain and an Influence order ' against crowds will cause a light vote 1 to be cast, leaders said. DARK AND RAIN, KANSAS. By Assoclsted Press. - TOPKKA. Nov. ft. t:4ody sk tee with showers late this afernoon wss the weather prediction under which Kansas voters were going to the polls today to elect a United States sens tor. eight I'nited States representatives and a complete state ticket. Governor Atrhur Capper. Republican, and Senator Sen-ator William il. Thompson. Democrat, are the contestants fur the senatorial V FIRST FROM MASSACHUSETTS. By Assoclsted Press. B ROC K TO N, M use., N ov. ft. Nor-well, Nor-well, the first town in the state to report returns Ip today'a election, ahowed 110 votea for Weeks. Republican Republi-can aenatorlal candidate, against 60 for . Walsh. his Democ-rnt Ic miponent Thorass Ijuwson, "big business" opponent, oppo-nent, polled 27 votes. For governor, Coolidge received 17. and his Democratic adversary Long polled 49. RAIN CUTS IDAHO VOTE. By Associated Press. BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 5. Heavy clouds, threatening snow, and a cold wind are helping to reduce a vote already al-ready small because of the Influenza epidemic. The main contest is against tha Nonpartisan league. NONPARTISANS ACTIVE. By A- sec I a ted Press. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Nov. ft. With chief Interest centering on the senatorial sena-torial and gubernatorial contests, a heavy vote waa expected In today's election in South Dakota. A complete state ticket will also be elected. The campaign In this state was featured by activity of the Nonpartisan league. BEGIN COUNT IN KANSAS. By Assoclsted Kress. TOPKKA. Kan.. Nov. ft. Republican rsndidates led when the count of today's to-day's ballots began In lopeaa precincts. pre-cincts. The first ballots counted gave Governor Gov-ernor Capper, Republics n. for the senate. sen-ate. 217 votes, as against 97 for Senator Sena-tor Wllllsm H. Thompson, Iemocrat. The First congressional district at the same time showed 79 votes for ran R. Anthony. Republlcsn Incumbent, Incum-bent, to Z2 for Frank E. Whitney, Ijemocrat. Henry J Allen. Republican candidate candi-date tr governor, led W. C Lansdon, ! Iiemocrat. by a vote of ?30 to 48. GOVERNORSHIP IS ISSUE. By Aaeeclated Preoe. PHOENIX. Arlm., Nov. i. Inlrrrel in the election In Arlinna cnt.ro rhl.fly In the rontr.t for pnv.rnnr. Owing tu Influenaa a light vute ia ex-pertrd. ex-pertrd. HOT SCRAP IN COLORADO. ' By Aaeeclated Pru. PKNVEK. Nov. . Foreraat ahowera fcllrd te apprar today In the vicinity of lkrnvrr, at Iraat, and election day op.ncd cirar. Karly voting was heavy. Interest centered rhl.flv In the rn-testa rn-testa for the United Btalre sen.tor.hlp and governorship. THINK HE'LL BEAT SOCIALIST. By Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Nov. . Gov-ernor Gov-ernor Chsrlra M. Brough is the only Imocrattc candidate who haa opposition oppo-sition tn today'a election and his friends are predicting a large majority for him over t'ley Kulks, the Socialist candldsts for governor. SNOWING IN MONTANA. By Assoclsted Press. HKI.ENA. Mont.. Nov. i Rain In the eastern portion and anow In the central and western portions of the etate and the Influensa epidemic are i exported to reault In a email vote being be-ing cast In the election In Montana today. to-day. Congi-easms n Jeanette Hankln. I nlted Htatea Henator T. J. Walsh snd I r cecsx M. Lanetmm are con-teetlng con-teetlng for the I'nited Statea senator-ship. senator-ship. Congressmen and a partial state ticket are alee to be elected. OREGON CONTEST INTERESTING. By Assselstsd Preea. PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. ..Fair weather and intense interest promised |